together, thus sharing risk/reward in the delivery of a project,
projects and/or service.
Q
QOS
Quality of service is most commonly used to denote the measure of
performance that obtains within a communications network.
R
Regulation
Means the process of ensuring that public utilities operate in
accordance with legal rules. These rules may govern the offering of
service by an operator and includes practices, classification and
definitions.
S
SABI
Set Top Boxes
Spectrum
Software
A scheme designed by NCC to take broadband infrastructure to all
the 36 state capitals of the country as well as urban and semiurban centers.
An information appliance device that generally contains a tuner and
connects to a television set and an external source of signal,
turning the signal into content which is then displayed on the
television screen or other display device. Set-top boxes are used in
cable television and satellite television systems, to transform the
signal from the cable or satellite to a form that can be used by the
television set or other receiver. It also enhances the quality of
signal from cable or satellite.
The word spectrum refers to a collection of various types of
electromagnetic radiations of different wavelengths. Spectrum or
airwaves are the radio frequencies on which all communication
signals travel. Radio frequencies are used for different types of
services like space communication, mobile communication,
broadcasting, radio navigation, mobile satellite service,
aeronautical satellite services, defence communication etc. Radio
frequency is a natural resource, that will deplete when used, and
will be wasted if used inefficiently.
A collection of computer programs and associated data that
provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do, and how
to do it in other to achieve particular outcomes.
T
Telecommunication
Teledensity
Telemedicine
U
Ultra-high
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Any domestic or international transmission of information by wire,
radio waves, optical media or other electromagnetic systems,
between or among points of user’s choosing.
A means of expressing the number of telephone services per
hundred persons. Tele-density is sometimes also used to express
the number of telephone services per hundred households.
Access to shared and remote /distant medical examination,
diagnosis and treatment by means of telecommunications and
Information and Communications Technology.
Designates the ITU radio frequency range of electromagnetic
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